U. of Buffalo Alumnus Donates $30 Million to Medical School
The university renamed its medical school for donor Jeremy M. Jacobs Sr., the billionaire head of hospitality and tourism conglomerate Delaware North, reports The Buffalo News.
Hilton Boosts Annual Humanitarian Prize to $2 Million
As the foundation marks the 20th year of the award, it also is underwriting a new coalition to facilitate the collaboration among its network of prize winners, like Operation Smile.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Other donations went to Connecticut College, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Notre Dame, and Harvard.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
When Pope Francis Accepts Your Lunch Invitation
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington will host the pontiff on September 24, the result of good fortune and good connections.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Laurene Powell Jobs Pledges $50 Million to Start New Schools
The Silicon Valley philanthropist’s XQ: the Super School Project will design and establish five to 10 new high schools in what Ms. Powell Jobs describes as an effort to remake an outmoded system of public education, The New York Times writes.
Little Sign of Fiscal Trouble in National Geographic’s Books
The National Geographic Society, which last week sold its namesake 127-year-old magazine and other heretofore nonprofit media properties to Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, appears to be in robust fiscal health, according to its most recent financial disclosures, reports The Washington Post.
Patty Stonesifer: Big Family, Zigzag Path Shaped Leadership Style
The head of Washington, D.C., social-service charity Martha’s Table and former chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks about her formative experiences and approach to management in a New York Times interview.
Saudi Mogul Gives Yale $10 Million for Islamic Law Studies
The donation from banking and real-estate executive Abdallah S. Kamel will establish a center for the study of Islamic law and civilization at Yale Law School, the Associated Press reports.
Coalition Urges Congress to Extend Charitable Tax Breaks
With several popular provisions set to expire, nonprofits say lawmakers are jeopardizing nonprofit finances and creating confusion among donors.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
S&P Sees Improved Fiscal Outlook for Nonprofit Hospitals
In a new report, credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s says a wave of hospital acquisitions and Medicaid expansion has brightened the financial picture for nonprofit medical systems, Healthcare Finance News writes.